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Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp February 18In 1931, Toni Morrison was born.
After retelling a familiar fable, students discover the differences in one of Morrison's retellings of a fable.

Classroom Resources | Grades 1 – 12 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp September 5In 1952, Paul Fleischman was born on this day.
Some of Fleishman's memories in his essay "My House of Voices" are shared with the class. Students then write a descriptive essay that gives a tour of the voices in their homes, school, etc.

Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp July 4It's Independence Day! Or is it?
Students consider why there are so many different dates associated with the Declaration of Independence and why the nation's birthday is celebrated on July 4.

Classroom Resources | Grades K – 6 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp December 21It's Winter in the Northern Hemisphere!
Students brainstorm words or images that they associate with winter, select and read a picture book about winter, and compare the two using the interactive Venn Diagram.

Classroom Resources | Grades 1 – 5 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp February 11Jane Yolen was born in 1939.
Students read one of Jane Yolen's books, retell the story in the form of a puppet show, research animals in the book, and document their findings with the Animal Study interactive tool.

Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp June 3Jesse James robs the Obocock Bank in 1871.
Students listen to folksongs and related information about Jesse James, and then research James' life and write new folk songs about James or another famous outlaw.

Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp September 26John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born in 1775.
Students use the Timeline Tool to organize details about Chapman's life, the Venn Diagram to organize information, and the Shape Poems Interactive to create poems about apples or Johnny Appleseed.

Classroom Resources | Grades K – 8 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp September 8Jon Scieszka was born in 1954.
Students review Scieszka's tips for encouraging young people to read and then create their own, sharing ideas with adults in their community through a letter.

Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 6 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp February 12Judy Blume was born in 1938.
Students work with a partner or individually to create cartoons of their favorite scenes from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.